| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $97,346,153 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Staying Alive | - | - | - | $64,892,670 | 1,747 | $64,892,670 | Jul 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | National Lampoon's Vacation | - | - | - | $57,649,466 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $52,987,394 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $49,751,420 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | WarGames | - | - | - | $47,480,420 | 977 | $79,567,667 | Jun 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 7 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $46,274,864 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Jaws 3-D | - | - | - | $45,517,055 | 1,311 | $45,517,055 | Jul 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | Octopussy | - | - | - | $35,728,720 | 1,339 | $67,893,619 | Jun 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $34,899,339 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $30,100,000 | 1,362 | $30,100,000 | Jul 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $29,309,766 | 1,171 | $29,309,766 | Aug 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Superman III | - | - | - | $25,788,755 | 1,763 | $59,950,623 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Porky's II: The Next Day | - | - | - | $22,942,145 | 1,564 | $33,759,266 | Jun 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Class | - | - | - | $21,667,789 | 844 | $21,667,789 | Jul 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Cujo | - | - | - | $21,156,152 | 1,293 | $21,156,152 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | - | - | - | $19,082,821 | 1,288 | $29,450,919 | Jun 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Krull | - | - | - | $16,519,460 | 1,289 | $16,519,460 | Jul 29 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 19 | Private School | - | - | - | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $14,049,540 | Jul 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Stroker Ace | - | - | - | $13,000,000 | 1,385 | $13,000,000 | Jul 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Hercules | - | - | - | $10,676,194 | 1,014 | $10,676,194 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 22 | The Survivors | - | - | - | $8,628,839 | 1,014 | $14,000,000 | Jun 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Strange Brew | - | - | - | $8,571,374 | 849 | $8,571,374 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | Psycho II | - | - | - | $8,192,000 | 1,488 | $34,725,000 | Jun 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Zelig | - | - | - | $7,320,502 | 245 | $11,798,616 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | - | - | - | $5,678,950 | 1,119 | $5,678,950 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Star Chamber | - | - | - | $5,555,305 | 796 | $5,555,305 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | - | - | - | $5,301,085 | 784 | $5,301,085 | Aug 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Nightmares | - | - | - | $5,266,167 | 1,025 | $6,670,680 | Sep 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Curse of the Pink Panther | - | - | - | $4,491,986 | 812 | $4,491,986 | Aug 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | Mortuary | - | - | - | $4,319,001 | 146 | $4,319,001 | Sep 2 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | false |
| 32 | Valley Girl | - | - | - | $4,291,159 | 442 | $17,343,596 | Apr 29 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 33 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $4,047,361 | 504 | $13,168,027 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | Blue Thunder | - | - | - | $3,869,126 | 1,555 | $42,313,354 | May 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | Yor: The Hunter from the Future | - | - | - | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $2,810,199 | Aug 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Final Option | - | - | - | $2,666,873 | 338 | $2,666,873 | Sep 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $2,443,487 | 980 | $2,443,487 | Aug 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Pieces | - | - | - | $2,032,311 | 104 | $2,032,311 | Sep 23 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | false |
| 39 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $1,971,652 | 475 | $4,786,789 | Sep 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 40 | Yellowbeard | - | - | - | $1,847,680 | 761 | $4,300,000 | Jun 24 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 41 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $1,637,153 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | Dec 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 42 | Strange Invaders | - | - | - | $1,362,303 | 274 | $1,362,303 | Sep 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Man with Two Brains | - | - | - | $1,076,085 | 1,203 | $10,353,438 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Getting It On | - | - | - | $975,414 | 350 | $975,414 | Aug 19 | Comworld Pictures | false |
| 45 | Fire and Ice | - | - | - | $760,883 | 89 | $760,883 | Aug 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $728,374 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 47 | My Tutor | - | - | - | $604,723 | 500 | $22,587,834 | Mar 4 | Crown | false |
| 48 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $511,115 | 250 | $11,919,250 | Sep 2 | New World Pictures | false |
| 49 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $396,451 | 707 | $5,997,566 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 50 | Still Smokin | - | - | - | $366,301 | 730 | $15,543,710 | May 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 51 | Puberty Blues | - | - | - | $237,000 | 1 | $237,000 | Jul 15 | Universal Classics | false |
| 52 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $231,976 | 498 | $10,219,460 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 53 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $174,742 | 703 | $1,223,200 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $165,465 | 196 | $2,306,560 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 55 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $128,096 | 407 | $14,648,076 | Sep 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 56 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $22,110 | 32 | $804,963 | Aug 19 | Embassy Pictures | false |
